Li Mu went down from his guest room to the lobby, found the receptionist Chu Wei, and quickly obtained a catalog of the martial arts auction.
I browsed through them casually for a while. Most of them were magical artifacts, weapons, elixirs, and antiques, totaling over a hundred items, to be auctioned in five sessions.
Of all the auctioned items, only a small bell caught Li Mu's attention.
The small bell described in the catalog is a soul-summoning bell, found in a secret realm. It is a top-grade magical artifact with a well-proportioned shape and a starting bid of 50 million.
The reason Li Mu took a liking to this Soul-Summoning Bell was that he had seen someone use a bell-shaped magical artifact in battle in his previous life, and it looked similar to this one.
That Hun Tian Bell can be used for defense, or it can be used in battle to affect the opponent's mind and thus shatter their soul.
"Steward Chu, I wonder if the items auctioned at this event can be traded privately? Also, if I have something to put up for auction, I wonder if it can be included in the catalog?" Li Mu asked, holding the catalog.
"Fellow Daoist Li, there is no precedent for private transactions of catalog auction items. The only precedent is that the seller is contacted through the Martial Arts Association after the item fails to sell at auction."
As for your treasures, it's probably too late to get them listed in the catalog. However, there are always additional auctions at every auction.
I only know a little about these matters; the specifics will have to be decided by Chief Steward Vanden.
Li Mu inquired about the office of the auction's chief executive officer and went directly there.
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Chief Steward Fan Deng was about fifty years old, not tall, thin, with sharp eyes and a restrained aura, and had the cultivation level of the early stage of the Heavenly Realm.
Upon hearing that Li Mu had come to see him, Vanden smiled and asked first, "Fellow Daoist Li, what brings you here?"
Li Mu looked at the kind-faced old man and explained his purpose with a smile.
Fan Deng and Steward Chu said the same thing, expressing great interest in the elixir that Li Mu mentioned.
"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li has the Breakthrough Pill he mentioned on him. I am very interested in pills. We cultivators have long suffered from the lack of pills."
Hearing that Vanden wanted to see the elixir, Li Mu reached into his backpack with the ring on his hand, took out two jade bottles, and handed them to Vanden.
"These two bottles of pills are Breakthrough Pills. These pills are more effective for lower-level martial artists to break through their current realm. Many people have tried them before and subsequently gained opportunities to break through."
It also has some effect on mid-to-high-level martial artists. Master Lu of the Forging Hall, after taking three pills at once, broke through from the early Earth Realm to the late Earth Realm. You can verify this with him, Steward.
Li Mu was quite confident in the effects of this Qi-boosting pill, and told the chief steward Fan Deng the truth, even getting the blacksmith to do an advertisement for it.
As Vanden listened to Li Mu's introduction, he poured one of the bottles of pills into his palm. Upon first glance, he frowned and a question arose in his mind, "Isn't this candy?"
Later, after hearing Li Mu mention that Master Lu of the Forging Hall had eaten it and even broke through to the late Earth Realm because of it, he didn't give Li Mu a hard time.
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"Fellow Daoist Li, since this elixir has such miraculous effects, I wonder how you plan to price it."
Fan Deng originally wanted to wait and verify with Hall Master Lu before making a decision, but seeing how confident Li Mu was in the pills, he directly asked Li Mu how much he wanted to sell them for.
"Lord Fan, I have no interest in worldly money. I only wish to exchange this elixir for medicinal herbs, refining materials, or other treasures that I desire, which will satisfy me."
"Fellow Daoist Li, if that's the case, it's indeed a bit of a dilemma. Auction houses have fixed prices for the treasures they bid on, making it difficult to operate."
I wonder how many Breakthrough Pills Fellow Daoist Li plans to offer for this transaction, and whether there are any other pills up for auction.
"We didn't bring many Breakthrough Pills this time, only these two bottles, but we also have two Beauty Pills available for auction."
After Li Mu finished speaking, he took out two jade bottles from his bag, each containing a beauty pill.
When he left home, he brought ten bottles of Breakthrough Pills. He gave two bottles to the Cheng family, one bottle to the two young Taoist nuns, one bottle to the blacksmith, and one bottle to Mochizuki Yoshifu. He had five bottles left, totaling fifteen pills.
After arriving at the Martial Arts Tournament, Li Mu did not plan to take out all his items at once, fearing that if he came across something he wanted, he could exchange it for a Breakthrough Pill.
The reason for bringing out the Beauty Pills again was a last-minute decision by Li Mu, to raise cash through the auction of the Beauty Pills.
He didn't bring cash with him for this conference, just in case the things he wanted were only accepted in cash.
Upon hearing Li Mu mention that there were also beauty pills available for auction, Vanden's eyes lit up, and he became extremely excited.
His knowledge of pills far surpassed that of Cheng Daoyuan. After examining the Breakthrough Pill in his hand, he judged from its color and aroma that it had been recently refined.
Now, holding a beauty pill in his hand, upon inspection, it was found that, as expected, this pill was also recently refined.
This indicates that there is at least one alchemist behind this young man.
Alchemists? He had never heard of anyone who could refine pills since he began practicing martial arts.
In his mind, he had already categorized Li Mu as a potential long-term partner. A young man who could readily produce various elixirs offered a great deal of potential for future collaboration.
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An hour later, Li Mu left Vanden's booth at the auction.
Regarding the Breakthrough Pill, Li Mu followed Fan Deng's advice and prepared to trade it at the Celestial Master Dao Yi Hui. The Beauty Pill was to be auctioned off directly with a starting price of fifty million.
With one day left before the martial arts tournament opens, the entire Martial Arts Mountain is bustling with activity.
The venue was bustling with activity as arrangements were made for the meeting, and some sects even set up trading booths, making it appear chaotic and busy.
Li Mu, who dislikes crowds, waited quietly at Juxianlou for the martial arts tournament to begin, and had high expectations for the first day of the Dao Yi Tournament.
One day later, the Martial Arts Association officially opened with a resounding announcement from its president, Xiang Tianhong.
Tan Li actually managed to become a Daoist Master at this martial arts tournament, a guest speaker specializing in explaining the application of alchemy and elixirs to martial arts cultivation.
All morning, Li Mu listened to Lao Tan's discourse at the Daoist forum, where he talked at length about the effects and side effects of alchemy and elixirs on martial arts cultivation.
Meanwhile, after more than a day of fermentation, the martial arts tournament released two extra editions.
Two beauty pills will be auctioned at the martial arts tournament. They are said to be very effective, and the seller promises a money-back guarantee if they are ineffective.
Meanwhile, the conference will feature the real elixir "Breaking Mirror Pill," which will be available only for trading medicinal herbs, refining materials, or treasures.
After Cheng Yishi and Cheng Jiawei entered the martial arts tournament, they heard about the Breakthrough Pill and knew that Li Mu had arrived.
Jingxin and Jingru followed the sect members into the martial arts tournament venue and heard about the Breakthrough Pill. They were both happy and worried.
The joy was to see Li Mu again, but the worry was that Li Mu possessing such a treasure would attract the covetous eyes of powerful figures.
The Heavenly Thunder Sect and the Chen family joined forces and entered the venue together. Then, they dispersed to search for Li Mu.
After more than a month of investigation, interviews, and questioning regarding Huo Zheng's disappearance, the person connected to Huo Zheng's disappearance ultimately pointed to Li Mu.
After investigating Li Mu's limited travel records, it was determined that Li Mu had come to Wudao Mountain.
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